County: Cork Site name: Courtmacsherry
Sites and Monuments Record No.: CO136-118 Licence number: 17E0049
Author: Tony Miller
Site type: Fulacht fiadh
Period/Dating: —
ITM: E 551788m, N 542233m
Latitude, Longitude (decimal degrees): 51.630501, -8.696412
Initial test excavation was carried out the site of proposed housing development at Woodpoint, Courtmacsherry, in July, 2017. Eight trenches were dug across the north-facing field overlooking the village and bay at Courtmacsherry. They revealed a similar profile with between 0.15m and 0.4m of light brown topsoil overlying grey boulder clays and shale bedrock. A small quantity of burnt stone was noted in the topsoil at the west end of the site which led to the need for further testing. This was carried out in December when a further 6 trenches were excavated concentrating in the north-west of the site. One trench exposed the top of c. 3m of fulacht material, which may have been partially damaged by drainage activity. This monument will be preserved in place within a green area, through redesign of the development.
Tooreen, Dunmanway, Co. Cork
